Fantaisie-Impromptu

Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op.posth. 66, is a solo pianocomposition. It was composed in 1834 and published posthumously in 1855 although he had instructed that none of his unpublished manuscripts should be published. Despite negative comments, the Fantaisie-Impromptu is one of Chopin's most frequently performed and popular compositions.

History

The Fantaisie-Impromptu was written in 1834, as were the Four Mazurkas (Op. 17), and the Grande valse brillante in E-flat major (Op. 18), but, unlike these other works, Chopin never published the Fantaisie-Impromptu. Instead, Julian Fontana published it posthumously, along with other waltzes Opp. 69 and 70. It is unknown why Chopin did not publish the Fantaisie-Impromptu. James Huneker, trying to guess why Chopin did not publish the Fantaisie-Impromptu, calls parts of it "mawkish" and "without nobility" Ernst Oster writes that a technical exploration would show why Chopin did not publish the work, and that exploration shows that the Fantaisie-Impromptu and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata ("Quasi una fantasia") are related.

Fantaisie-Impromptu

Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op.posth. 66, is a solo pianocomposition. It was composed in 1834 and published posthumously in 1855 although he had instructed that none of his unpublished manuscripts should be published. Despite negative comments, the Fantaisie-Impromptu is one of Chopin's most frequently performed and popular compositions.

History

The Fantaisie-Impromptu was written in 1834, as were the Four Mazurkas (Op. 17), and the Grande valse brillante in E-flat major (Op. 18), but, unlike these other works, Chopin never published the Fantaisie-Impromptu. Instead, Julian Fontana published it posthumously, along with other waltzes Opp. 69 and 70. It is unknown why Chopin did not publish the Fantaisie-Impromptu. James Huneker, trying to guess why Chopin did not publish the Fantaisie-Impromptu, calls parts of it "mawkish" and "without nobility" Ernst Oster writes that a technical exploration would show why Chopin did not publish the work, and that exploration shows that the Fantaisie-Impromptu and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata ("Quasi una fantasia") are related.

Fellini, who famously often shot without a completed script in hand, uses that nervy energy to perfect effect here, utilizing layers of memory -- including himself as a young boy, getting a bath of red wine (what could be more Italian?) -- and elaborate fantasies until it builds into a crescendo of chaos during an impromptu press conference on a ......

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... as in Chopin's demanding�Fantasie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor.�Contradicting Chopin's express instruction not to publish any unpublished manuscripts after his death, the Fantasie-Impromptu was published posthumously and has become one of his most performed pieces.�We are the luckier for it....

New York City rolled out the red carpet for 12-year-old musician Daniel Colaner for a Carnegie Hall debut that the Akron boy will never forget ... Daniel, who turned 13 on Dec 4, and has been in remission for nearly 12 years, saw his story snowball by the time he got to New York ... When the Colaners arrived in New York, Daniel practiced his ChopinFantasie-Impromptu in a rented rehearsal studio and then the family had dinner at their hotel....

William Koch, founder of Oxbridge Academy, welcomed the new head of school, Ralph Maurer, at an open house Nov. 4 at the academy ... Among guests at the open house were members of the academy’s board of trustees ... * ... She is co-chairwoman of a dinner dance and auction at 6 p.m. Feb ... * ... At a recent ChopinFestival in Mallorca, Spain, she was selected to close the festival with the composer’s famous “FantasyImpromptu.”. * ... ....